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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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